तंबू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنبو (tanbū). Compare Bengali তাবু (tabu), Assamese তম্বু (tombu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪əm.buː/, [t̪ɐ̃m.buː]

Noun

तंबू • (tambū) m (Urdu spelling تنبو)

1. tent, canopy

   Synonym: शामियाना (śāmiyānā)

Declension

Declension of तंबू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तंबू tambū	तंबू tambū
oblique	तंबू tambū	तंबुओं tambuõ
vocative	तंबू tambū	तंबुओ tambuo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तंबू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنبو (tanbū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪əm.bu/, [t̪əm.buː]

Noun

तंबू • (tambū) m

1. tent

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “तंबू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies